Docs: strange smell leads to dismembered body, arrest

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-- Court records obtained by FOX 17 detail the gruesome discovery made by the neighbor of a man facing felony charges for the mutilation of a dead body.

A "strange smell" led Jared Chance's neighbor, who FOX 17 is not naming, to the basement he shared with Chance. It was there that the neighbor found a bag with the remains of a partial human body, prompting him to call 9-1-1.

Other evidence found in Chance's apartment include human remains, several areas of blood and cleaning supplies. These findings led to Chance's charges of mutilation and concealing a death.

Detectives also note that Chance was with a female acquaintance two days prior to his arrest, who has since been reported missing and hasn't been found.